Ideate assignment
- 1. How might we... encourage students to think about their long term aspirations watch ted Take design thinking class form life aspiration club lots of micro internships visit startups bring back medieval era guilds, trades, crafts, apprenticeships take a little pot assign life coaches be a janitor for a week take gap year to explore conduct classes in non-traditional settings i.e hospitals, factories invite professionals to give talks invite industry experts to teach a class live in the wilderness for 3 weeks live in a temple for 3 weeks take a spiritual journey form teams to solve social problems intense dreaming sessions get students to shave their heads bald drink less alcohol climb mount Everest provide student services run by students free student psychiatric counselling meditation classes for students life aspiration boot camp write life aspiration essays every semester sign up trip to Mars help terminally ill patients Student exchange programs to far-flung places e.g. Tibet, Siberia Take entrepreneurship class bespoke life aspiration consulting service adopt role models meet role models in person e.g. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet attend maker faire, hacker seminars etc learn to be audacious learn to be fearless read biography of famous people write biography of future-self as exercise conjure double life fantasies instil long term thinking live life like there's no tomorrow sign up first moon colony make video of personal aspirations play role playing games e.g. doctors, mad scientist watch discovery channel watch Mike Rowe 'Dirty Jobs' compete in XPrize challenge let students design their own curriculum take compulsory ethnography classes learn to live off the land
- 2. Life Aspiration boot camp is a dynamic, intense program intended to help students think about their long term aspirations. Activities would include taking spiritual journeys, intense dreaming sessions, making videos of personal aspirations, writing biography of future-self and participating in lots of fun filled role-playing games. Favourite Idea – Take a little Pot The assignment says no justification required for personal favourite but here's a little clue.... http://www.420magazine.com/forums/celebrity-tokers/87813-200-celebrities-famous-people-who-smoke-pot.html Most Disruptive Idea – Form teams to solve social problems Most Practical Idea - Life Aspiration Boot Camp This idea gets students to collaborate to solve real life problems. The project nature of the work allows them to draw upon their knowledge and problem solving skills to complete their tasks. To prepare students for the project, they could take classes on ethnography, design thinking, social entrepreneurship etc. This idea is not intended for students to think about their long term aspirations directly; it's an indirect approach intended to inspire and spur students to be passionate & creative in imagining possible wonderful and exciting endeavours they could embark in life. DESIGN THINKING IDEATE ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED BY: KEITH KWOK 11AUG'13